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Background and Objective: Pain is one of the most common complaints in emergency departments of trauma centers. Opioid and Non-steroidal (NSAIDs) drugs are the most widely used medications for pain control in the emergency unit. This study was aimed to compare the analgesic effects of Ibuprofen and ketorolac in patients with radius fracture. Materials and Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial evaluating 150 patients with distal radius fractures referring to emergency department of Besat hospital in Hamadan between 2016 and 2017. Patients were randomly placed in two intervention groups. The first group received IV ibuprofen 400 mg and the other group received IV ketorolac 30 mg which were infused for 30 min in both groups. The severity of pain was recorded ten min before the injection and every 30 min until 1 h after injection. Patients pain score and side effects were recorded in the data sheath and data were analyzed using statistical tests and SPSS (version 16). Results: A total of 97 males and 53 females with the mean age of 35.72 years were included in the study .There was no significant difference in the average pain scores measured by Numeric rating scale (NRS) before prescribing medications. The reduction in pain was more significant in the ketorolac group 30 min after injection (P

Background and Objective: The knee is one of the largest joints in the body that, given its specific position, is directly exposed to blunt and posterior cruciate ligament avulsion. Considering the importance of this lesion, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the results of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) avulsion fixation in patients presenting to Besat Hospital of Hamadan, Iran, during 2013-2015. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 15 patients with acute knee injery symptoms treated with PCL fixation were studied. All the patients were operated by one surgeon. The following factors were considered in data analysis: demographic data, side of the injured knee, knee pain, lameness, swelling, posterior instability, locking, osteoarthritis changes, and mean Lysholm score. Results: This study was conducted on 13 (87%) male and 2 (13%) female patients with the mean ages of 27.2±4.3 and 24.5±0.5 years, respectively (P=0.526). Overall, 47% of the lesions were in the right knee and 53% in the left knee. After one year, we observed knee pain in 3 (20%), lameness in 5 (33%), swelling in 3 (20%), and posterior instability in 10 (67%) patients. Locking was not detected in any of the cases. Five patients (33%) were using a cane for a long time. The mean Lysholm score was 87.5. Outcome was good in six patients, satisfactory in four, and moderate in five patients. Conclusion: One year after traumatic posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fixation, knee function was moderate to excellent.